Stoke-on-trent sport and physical activity strategy 2009-2016

• Local – primary schools, community centres,local single pitch or informal playing fields, andlocal parks, which may include some playequipment.Policy: Encourage new sports facility and green space provision.Prioritise funding to reflect local needs.Identify potential sites for developing the major facilities where the locations have not yetbeen identified.Ensure that the local level facilities are driven by local communities, and that newproposals are led by the Neighbourhood Management teams with the support of localcouncillors.Identify sports and activities, especially those most attractive to those people who are leastactive. Use tools such as market segmentation and local discussion to help determinefacility needs at the local level, supporting local decision making.Support and encourage local people to identify their local needs, and be directly involvedin decision making and the development and running of local facilities.Support the private and voluntary sectors to developnew facilities.Respond to sports clubs and other organisations through officer and as appropriate,financial support.Seek ways of maximising the public use of private members clubs through planningcontrols or financial incentives with the operators.Maximise opportunities through professional/high level sports clubs, and developcommunity relationships with SCFC and PVFC which support both sports developmentand facility development.Maximise the co-location of facilities.Consider all significant relevant developments as opportunities arise e.g. new healthcentres.Develop other area specific initiatives, including Sports Villages focussed around Burslemand Meir/Longton area that will have co-ordinated programming and management of arange of sports and active recreation facilities, parks and green spaces.Nortoft Partnerships Ltd <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent Page | 12Sport & Physical Activity Strategy 2009 – 2016October 2009